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Abingdon in Bloom 2016

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Blooming of Abingdon
Before going away for our summer holidays the red white and blue flowers brightened the town centre.
Blooming of Abingdon
Since coming back there have been a lot of sunny days, and the flower displays continue looking good, thanks to the hard work of the town council staff.
Blooming of Abingdon
Team GB are doing amazingly well in the Olympics. It is all about peaking at the right time, every four years. Team GB have got that down to a fine art. That and a lot of targeted lottery funding.

The flowers along Thames Street peak every year – not just an Olympic year.

Mild Weather – snow drops, roses, puddles, and daffodils

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Mild Weather
Thanks to Janet for this … We have experienced mild weather lately and there are many bulbs and flowers coming up in the garden.  I am attaching a photo of the snowdrops in my garden at the moment in South Abingdon. Abingdon Horticultural Society are running a trip to Colesbourne Park for Galanthophiles (snowdrop lovers) on Thursday 18th February.

The snowdrop collection at Colesbourne Park originated in the plantings made by Henry John Elwes. In 1874 he discovered Galanthus elwesii while travelling in western Turkey. Today there are many cultivars, many, including rare varieties, can be seen at Colesbourne
Mild Weather
Just to add that the roses outside Trinity Church Hall (The Conduit Centre) are still in bloom.
Mild Weather
There has been a lot of rain since the afternoon of January 1st. Large puddles have formed on some roads,
Mild Weather
Daffodils, along Coopers Lane, are bent by the rain.

Harvest Donations

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Harvest
These bales of hay, stacked near the Tythe Farm estate in Abingdon, could be seen earlier in the month with the spire of St Helen’s Church in the distance.

Harvest Festivals are not as traditional looking as they used to be.

Canned fruit – not this year’s harvest of apples and pears – are more practical.
Harvest
Last Sunday, St Helen’s Church, had their Harvest Festival. There were autumnal decorations round the church windows.
Harvest
People also brought the harvest from local shops to be donated to the Abingdon Food Bank.
Harvest
Abingdon Baptist church also had a Harvest service, with goods donated to the Abingdon Food Bank.

At Trinity, where I am a member, the Harvest will be this coming Sunday. Donations will go to the Asylum Welcome Food Cupboard in Oxford.

Last week’s church notices said … “The needs of refugees fleeing conflict and oppression and seeking asylum are as great as ever. Items specially needed are:- UHT milk; long-life fruit juice; tea and coffee; cooking oil; tins of vegetables, fruit, soup, fish, meat (preferably not pork); couscous; noodles; lentils; jam; honey; sugar; biscuits; crackers. As the Cupboard tends to receive much of its stock at Harvest, please see that items have a “use-by” date about six months on.”